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The Baths (Thermae)

Public baths were hot, warm, and cold rooms, plus exercise yards and gardens. People went to get clean, to meet friends, and to spend the afternoon.

Grades 4–8. Daily life.

How it connects

Thermae are the great public baths. A smaller bath can be called balneum.

Latin words that go with this card: aqua, urbs.

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